The Minister’s visit comes in the wake of attacks on non-South Africans in recent weeks. The visit will give the Minister the opportunity to ascertain at first hand, the events that led to the attacks and bring clarity to the issue of reported casualties. She will also meet with the South African authorities and secure … Read more
The Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Saturday said South African politicians fuel xenophobic attacks by telling citizens that foreigners, including Nigerians, are dating their women and taking their jobs. Speaking on a television programme, she admitted that there were foreigners who commit crime in South Africa, and … Read more
The likelihood of xenophobic attacks in Ghana, as is happening in South Africa, is not remote as long as the circumstances that lead to such incidents are created, former Foreign Affairs Minister Hanna Tetteh has said. Speaking on the anti-immigrant wave sweeping across the globe, including the recent assault of African migrants in South Africa, … Read more
Politician and Premier of Gauteng David Makhura on Sunday launched a soccer tournament, calling on the public to use it to stand against recent xenophobic attacks. South Africa is experiencing her second xenophobia attacks in less than three years and the passionate politician wants the public to stand up against bit by using football. “Football … Read more
Reports that at least 18 Ghanaians have been rescued by Ghana’s High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, as xenophobic attacks on immigrants in that country worsen are most alarming, to say the least. Some of the rescued Ghanaians are reported to have sustained major injuries in their attempt to escape from the attacks. Shops owned … Read more
Eighteen Ghanaians in Pretoria, South Africa, have been rescued to safety after attacks on immigrants by some locals. Communication from Ghana’s Mission in South Africa said the 18 were rescued after one of them sent a distress call to the mission. A group of South Africans called Namelodi Concerned Residents, are accusing non-South Africans of taking … Read more
Eighteen Ghanaians in Pretoria, South Africa, have been rescued to safety after attacks on immigrants by some locals. A communication from Ghana’s Mission in that country, said the 18 were rescued after one of them sent a distress call to the mission. A group of South Africans called Namelodi Concerned Residents, are accusing non South … Read more
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) must intervene to stop the attacks on foreign nationals by South Africans, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Ranking Member on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, has said. According to him, the fight against xenophobia must not be left in the hands … Read more
Five Ghanaians have been rescued in South Africa as the xenophobic attacks on immigrants in that country worsen. According to an official with Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa, the five have been sent to a safer location in Lynwood. Earlier this week, angry mobs attacked Nigerians and looted shops belonging to Somalis, Pakistani and … Read more
Five Ghanaians have been rescued in South Africa as the xenophobic attacks on immigrants in that country worsen. According to an official with Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa, the five have been sent to a safer location in Lynwood. Earlier this week, angry mobs attacked Nigerians and looted shops belonging to Somalis, Pakistani and … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has moved a motion for the relocation of the Pan African parliament from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks in that country. According to him, some of his colleagues in the parliament feel insecure to travel to the country to conduct … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has moved a motion for the relocation of the Pan African parliament from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks in that country. According to him, some of his colleagues in the parliament feel insecure to travel to the country to conduct … Read more
Asawase Member of Parliament (MP), Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has urged African countries to boycott South African products in retaliation for the recent xenophobic attacks in that country. He argued this would send a resounding signal to the South African government that the behaviour of its citizens conflicts with the cordiality that is expected to exist … Read more
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has assured the nation that Ghanaians living in South Africa are safe following xenophobic attacks in South Africa. She told Parliament today that the Ghana Mission in South Africa is taking the safety of Ghanaian communities there seriously, visiting shops owned by Ghanaians in Pretoria. According to the … Read more
The Foreign Affairs minister says no Ghanaian individual or business has been attacked in the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. In an emergency address in Parliament Friday, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway who briefed the House on the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa said her outfit is taking steps to ensure that no Ghanaian individual … Read more
South African police have used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to try and disperse anti-immigrant protesters in the capital, Pretoria. A low-flying police helicopter has also been deployed amid a stand-off between local protesters and foreigners, with both groups reportedly armed with sticks, bricks and knives. President Jacob Zuma had called for calm … Read more
No Ghanaian has yet been affected in the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, Foreign affairs minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has said. “Our checks in the country indicated that no Ghanaian national or their businesses have been affected in the recent attacks. Our embassy in Pretoria and the foreign ministry will continue to monitor the … Read more
Johannesburg’s mayor, Herman Mashaba, has condemned xenophobic attacks on social media – despite accusations that his previous comments linking foreigners and crime have helped fuel a climate of hostility. Mr Mashaba has always denied inciting violence. Earlier this month his Twitter account retweeted a post by one resident who said “foreigners don’t have respect for … Read more
Black South Africans are “lazy” and “jealous” of the wealth foreigners make in their country hence the re-emergence of xenophobic attacks in that country, the Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson, has said. The re-emergence of xenophobic attacks in South Africa has resulted in several Ghanaians, Nigerians, and foreign nationals domiciled in … Read more
South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and migrants in Pretoria on Friday at a march against immigration. Shops and homes owned by foreigners have been looted and torched in recent weeks, with some South Africans alleging that the properties were brothels and drug dens. Attacks … Read more